Loyola Marymount battles Portland in the first round of the West Coast Tournament at Orleans Arena on Wednesday. The game gets underway at 9 p.m. EST and you can see it on BYUtv. The Lions fell to the Pilots 69-60 on Feb. 7 and are 4-7 against them over the last four years.

The Lions were defeated by Brigham Young 73-70 on Mar. 2 despite 24 points and five assists from Anthony Ireland. With 20.6 points per game, 3.7 assists per game, and 1.5 steals per game, he leads the team in all three categories. For the Pilots, Ryan Nicholas finished with nine points and nine rebounds in the 81-52 loss to Gonzaga on Mar. 2. He leads the team in points with 12.8 per game and rebounds with 8.7 per game.

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Loyola Marymount has a much lower out-of-state cost per year according to Kiplinger than Portland ($28,548 vs. $43,706).